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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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